I too have an Apple watch and the battery really isn't great at all. I long ago abandoned any idea of tracking sleep. My partner has a Garmin something or other that is about 2 years old and seems to have the battery of a Nokia 3310 - it never seems to need a charge!

I liked the pebble concept. I thought that they nailed what a smartwatch needed to be. i.e. NOT a smartwatch on your wrist. Rather more notification orientated. its a shame they went out like they did.

I would of gotten one but then they got sold and Fitbit bought them, but i think they "broke them up for parts" instead of leveraging off of a different and unique approach to smart watches.

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I liked the pebble concept. I thought that they nailed what a smartwatch needed to be. i.e. NOT a smartwatch on your wrist. Rather more notification orientated. its a shame they went out like they did.

I would of gotten one but then they got sold and Fitbit bought them, but i think they "broke them up for parts" instead of leveraging off of a different and unique approach to smart watches.

Rumors about a Pixel Watch have abounded for years. Such a device would certainly make sense as Google attempts to prove the viability of its struggling wearable operating system, Wear OS. Seems the company is finally getting serious about the prospect. Today Fossil announced plans to sell its smartwatch IP to the software giant for $40 million.
Sounds like Google will be getting a nice head start here as well. The deal pertains to “a smartwatch technology currently under development” and involves the transfer of a number of Fossil employees to team Google.
“Wearables, built for wellness, simplicity, personalization and helpfulness, have the opportunity to improve lives by bringing users the information and insights they need quickly, at a glance,” Wear OS VP Stacey Burr said in a statement. “The addition of Fossil Group’s technology and team to Google demonstrates our commitment to the wearables industry by enabling a diverse portfolio of smartwatches and supporting the ever-evolving needs of the vitality-seeking, on-the-go consumer.”
Like the Pixel before it, a Google -created smartwatch could ultimately serve as a proving group for the company’s open operating system. Wearables in general have struggled recently, and Wear OS is certainly not an exception. A rebrand and redesign haven’t done much to shake loose the cobwebs. In fact, Fossil has remained a rare constant, developing reasonably priced, fitness-focused products sporting the software.
The smartwatch category continues to be dominated by Apple’s offerings, and top competitors Fitbit and Samsung have opted to go different routes, supporting the Pebble-based Fitbit OS and Tizen, respectively. All of this has left Google struggling to differentiate itself and its partners’ offerings. Fossil’s team certainly has the know how to build solid watch hardware, so this could prove a solid match.
Fossil is quick to note, of course, that it’s still got a team of 200 working on R&D, and while the company is no doubt losing some quality employees, it’s still committed to wearable tech.
“Fossil Group has experienced significant success in its wearables business by focusing on product design and development informed by our strong understanding of consumers’ needs and style preferences,” Fossil EVP Greg McKelvey said in a statement. “We’ve built and advanced a technology that has the potential to improve upon our existing platform of smartwatches. Together with Google, our innovation partner, we’ll continue to unlock growth in wearables.”
From the outside, at least, this looks to be a similar (albeit much smaller scale) deal to the one Google struck with HTC to help bolster its smartphone offerings.

Many of the watchfaces I use supports weather but using say WeatherUnderground's API to which I already have a dev account, so I don't have to use the OFFICIAL weather services or app and thus pay for it. And i don't need to check weather on my watch.

But yes, if you use say an apple watch and the official weather app, then Apple pays to use that API.

Well since Pebble closed their doors, Fitbit ran the Pebble servers for I think another 18 months or so. Afterwards the Rebble project took over.

At the moment they support the following:

Many of the watchfaces I use supports weather but using say WeatherUnderground's API to which I already have a dev account, so I don't have to use the OFFICIAL weather services or app and thus pay for it. And i don't need to check weather on my watch.

But yes, if you use say an apple watch and the official weather app, then Apple pays to use that API.

Except timing does count when it's months rather than years. https://www.droid-life.com/2018/08/13/do-not-buy-a-smartwatch-right-now/
If you absolutely need one now, knock yourself out, I'm just pointing out that the new gen is likely to blow the old gen out of the water. On the flipside, they will be available for next to nothing after the new gen are announced if you don't have to have the latest and greatest.